1st Canadian Parliament

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The 1st Canadian Parliament was the inaugural federal legislature of the Dominion of Canada, convened after Confederation in 1867 and responsible for establishing the country’s initial national laws and institutions.

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1st Canadian Parliament canonical 1
First Parliament of Canada 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of Canada
federal legislature
convenedAfter Canadian Confederation
country Canada
dissolutionDate 1872-07-08
election 1867 Canadian federal election
endDate 1873-07-08
establishedBy British North America Act, 1867
fifthSessionStartDate 1872-04-11
firstSessionEndDate 1868-05-22
firstSessionStartDate 1867-11-06
followedBy 2nd Canadian Parliament
fourthSessionStartDate 1871-02-15
governmentType majority government
governorGeneralDuringParliament Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
linked to: Viscount Monck

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
hasLowerHouse House of Commons of Canada
hasUpperHouse Senate of Canada
jurisdiction Dominion of Canada
lastElection 1872 Canadian federal election
legislativeType bicameral legislature
legislatureNumber 1
location Ottawa
metInBuilding Parliament Buildings, Ottawa
linked to: Parliament Hill
monarchDuringParliament Queen Victoria
numberOfMembersInHouseOfCommons 181
numberOfSenators 72
numberOfSessions 5
officialName First Parliament of Canada
openedBy Governor General Lord Monck
Queen Victoria
oppositionLeader Alexander Mackenzie
Edward Blake
oppositionParty Liberal Party of Canada
passedAct British Columbia Terms of Union, 1871
Manitoba Act, 1870
precededBy Parliament of the Province of Canada
primeMinisterDuringParliament Sir John A. Macdonald
linked to: John A. Macdonald
primeMinisterParty Liberal-Conservative Party
representedProvince New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
sawProvinceJoin British Columbia
Manitoba
sawTerritoryJoin North-West Territories
secondSessionStartDate 1869-04-15
significance established initial national laws and institutions of Canada
startDate 1867-11-06
thirdSessionStartDate 1870-02-15

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Parliament of the Province of Canada followedBy 1st Canadian Parliament
1st Canadian Parliament officialName First Parliament of Canada
linked to: 1st Canadian Parliament